Effects of steric/basic properties of Lewis bases on the degree of aggregation of zinc(II) pivalate complexes
摘要:
A triangular [Zn-3(mu(3)-OH)(OC(O)Bu-t)(mu(2)-kappa O-1:kappa O-1'-(O2CBu)-Bu-t)(4)(3,5-lutidine)(3)] (1), a paddlewheel based dinuclear [Zn(mu(2)-kappa O-1:kappa O-1'-(O2CBu)-Bu-t)(2)L](2) [L = 2,4-lutidine (2), 3,4-lutidine (3), and 2,3-lutidine (4)] and an hourglass based linear trinuclear [Zn-3(l mu(2)-kappa O-1:kappa O-1'-(O2CBu)-Bu-t)(6)(pyridine)(2)] (5) complexes were synthesized to understand the role of subtle steric/basic properties of Lewis bases on the degree of aggregation of the products. The mononuclear Zn(OC(O)Bu-t)(2)center dot 2H(2)O was also prepared in order to probe the origin of the mu(3)-OH moiety in complex 1. Complexes 1-5 and Zn(OC(O)Bu-t)(2)center dot 2H(2)O were characterized by microanalytical, IR, TGA/DTA, solution (H-1 and C-13) NMR, solid-state cross-polarization magic angle spinning (CP-MAS) C-13 NMR, mass spectral data and single crystal X-ray diffraction data. Complex 1 represents the first example of a discrete trinuclear zinc(II) carboxylate complex that contains a [Zn-3(mu(3)-OH)](5+) core with zinc atoms in three distinct geometries namely a distorted tetrahedral, trigonal bipyramidal, and octahedral. A plausible mechanism for the formation of complexes 1-5 was explained with the aid of point zero charge (pzc) model. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.